Xinghua Gu1, Qiuwang Zhang2, Hourong Sun1, Jianchun Fei1, Xiquan Zhang1, Michael J. Kutryk2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 289-293, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12437
Abstract Objective: To present our experience in transcatheter closure of calcified patent ductus arteriosus
(PDA) in older adult patients, which has rarely been reported.
Patients: From 2009 to 2014, a total of 16 patients (median age 58 years) with calcified PDA
underwent transcatheter closure in our center. All patients were symptomatic with major symptoms being exertional dyspnea (in 12), palpitations (in 8), and fatigue (in 5). A continuous murmur
was heard in all patients. The median ductus diameter was 4 mm (range 3–7 mm). The median
Qp/Qs was 1.6 (range 1.4–2.9).
Interventions: Transcatheter closure was performed for all patients. The size… More >
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